In an outstanding performance in the THE World University Rankings by Subject 2025 the University has seven disciplines in the global top 50, compared to five in the previous results.
The rankings evaluate 1,488 universities across 11 subject areas.
This year Education Studies (formerly Education, equal 21), Medical and Health (formerly Clinical and Health, 35), Arts and Humanities (45), Law (47) and Life Sciences (47) again ranked in the global top 50. This year Social Sciences (49) and Psychology (50) moved into the top 50 ranking.
The remaining four discipline areas assessed by the THE rankings were in the top 100 globally: Physical Sciences (equal 85), Business and Economics (equal 71), Computer Science (equal 69) and Engineering (61). In a noteworthy performance Computer Science moved up eight ranks and Engineering moved up seven ranks.
The THE World University Rankings by Subject 2025 judge research intensive universities across teaching, research environment, research quality, international outlook and industry by considering factors such as citations, industry income and learning environment.
The University of Sydney performed especially strongly in industry and research in the current rankings.
The 2024 edition of THE World University Rankings by Subject significantly updated its ranking methodology by adding extra performance indicators to reflect the outputs of the diverse range of research-intensive universities across the world.
“Thanks to all our staff whose commitment to excellence in research and teaching has seen us again excel in these Times Higher Education results, adding two more subjects for a total of seven in the global top 50, testifying to our global competitiveness across a range of disciplines, led by Educational Services,” said Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Mark Scott.
Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Julie Cairney commented, “These rankings results demonstrate our research strength and diversity, and recent University of Sydney-led research exemplifies the breadth of this excellence. From how childcare can help children flourish, and how the human brain is inspiring energy efficient AI, to the pervasive phenomenon of hereditary democracy, and sexual harassment in the Australian retail industry, to a ‘retraction’ button that helps users discover untrustworthy information on social media, the impact of surgery on cognitive function and a new understanding of the evolution of Australian dingoes our research is advancing key issues that impact every aspect of society.”
In last year’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings the University ranked 61st in the world and strengthened its global performance in industry, research quality and teaching. The University of Sydney’s strong performance in global rankings also included ranking 18th in the world and second in Australia in the 2025 QS World University Rankings.
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